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...history by its relative youth, and from the theory behind my chemistry research to the mannerisms of British men. One conversation I remember vividly was about Tocqueville’s Democracy in America – not because of what was said, but because I had it with a math student. It became clear to me that the students of Cambridge are well-educated and well-read with a broad field of knowledge, even without the guidance of the Core. This should be no surprise – students as driven and ambitious as the ones at Cambridge or Harvard...
...hope to see Halley's comet the second time around. In 1910 our high school math teacher in my hometown, Nuremberg, Germany, took us to the medieval imperial castle, which overlooks the old city, and here we watched with awe the celestial phenomenon, never to be forgotten. Alfred J. Hopf Madison...
This hopeful bit of chauvinism would come as a surprise in Arkansas, where in the past year 35,000 of the state's 45,000 certified teachers have been subjected to a math, reading and writing exam. Some 10% have flunked, and anger at the testing process has been a major reason that about a third of those eligible have sought early retirement. And there are no signs that the Arkansas teachers will soften their stance on the test. "They have not begun to support it," says Clarence Lovell, a testing and certification officer...
...moderate philosophy that puts an emphasis on assimilation "to prepare them for their future roles in society as responsible citizens," says the handbook. (Tuition ranges from $4,500 to $4,900.) The school has a mainstream curriculum and a wholesome range of activities: school newspaper, science-fair club, volleyball, math league, spelling bees. The boys'varsity basketball team won the championship trophy in the Chicago Unity league, an interfaith conference. Students take part in community-service outings with other private schools, bag food twice a month for two homeless shelters in Chicago's inner city and work as volunteer nurse...
...Minhua helped me do auditions for singing groups,” she says. “We discovered there were a lot of common topics between us.” A 23-year-old Leverett resident and joint physics and math concentrator, Mr. Zhang, meanwhile, plotted for a first date—but it was difficult to find time amidst the stresses of freshman year. “We first went out at the end of a very busy Expos paper week. I asked her out in Cabot Science Library and she replied by e-mail later that night...